A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced one Ali Haruna to two years imprisonment for taking his cows for grazing in a farmland and destroying crops.

The Magistrate, Idowu Ayenimo, in his judgement, said the accused was arraigned in his court on Jan 22, 2016 over a two-count charge of wilful and unlawful damage of farm crops at Ago Aduloju in Ado-Ekiti.

The 18-year-old Haruna was confirmed by the four prosecuting witnesses to have been caught in the midnight grazing his cow in the farm belonging to Abdulahi Yaho and Bello Mohammed.

The cash crops said to have destroyed by the cows in the farm included cassava, maize, okro and pepper, all valued at N3 million.



In his defence, the defendant had told the court that the owner of the cows lived in Ilorin, Kwara.

The magistrate said that the court did not believe Haruna’s defence as it was not credible.

He held that the police prosecutor, Mr Olasunkanmi Bankole, had proved his case beyond reasonable doubt.

He thereby convicted the defendant as charged without option of fine.

The magistrate ordered that sentence should run concurrently, explaining that the term was minimal because the offence was committed before the Grazing Law was promulgated in the state.

The defence counsel, Mr Chris Omokhafe, had prayed the court to be liberal in the dispensation of justice, saying that he was a first offender.


http://punchng.com/ekiti-court-sentences-herdsman-two-years-imprisonment-grazing/

Injustice

They should be taking them one by one like that jare. Well-done ekiti state !!! other states should follow.
Let's hear what the apologists will say again.

nice one. ekiti state setting a good example on how to deal with babarians in nigeria.

the only courageous son of afonja alive after the great ffk , may God keep you to fight more battles for the Yoruba nation. fayose is indeed a great man

kenonze:
Walahi.

How can u sentence a man /boy (under-age) Who doesn't even know that such law exist?


What happens to the cattle.

The government takes custodian?

18 years is d minimum voting age in nigeria.

abokibuhari:
the only courageous son of afonja alive after the great ffk , may God keep you to fight more battles for the Yoruba nation. fayose is indeed a great man

fayose na fearless man. kudos to him.

kenonze:
Walahi.

How can u sentence a man /boy (under-age) Who doesn't even know that such law exist?


What happens to the cattle.

The government takes custodian?

18 years under age? Madam the boy can impregnated you once you open your legs.

Fayose the best governor in Nigeria

Fayose ain't joking..on point.

serves him Right. Two years is even small sef, they should have elongated it with hard labour. Nonsense people. Fulani's the most hated tribe in Nigeria.

kenonze:
Walahi

How can u sentence a man /boy (under-age) Who doesn't even know that such law exist?

What happens to the cattle.

The government takes custodian?
Fayose should pray nothing happens to the poor boy in prison

A person up to 18yrs old is of full age and responsibility in the eyes of the law! Ignorance of the law is no excuse otherwise everyone will feign ignorance forever! Did his cattle need special diet of pepper, cassava, maize and okro? Elephant grass finish? Why was he out grazing at midnight or thereabouts if not for nefarious intentions abi day time no good again?

What happens to the cattle? Hopefully they will be forfeited to d state to auction off and compensate the victim. That is full justice.

So Fayose should start quaking in his boots and accord the trespasser special status as who please? Chai! These fulani and their sense of entitlement no be here o! No be d same police station other people dey go?

kenonze:
[s]Walahi.

How can u sentence a man /boy (under-age) Who doesn't even know that such law exist?


What happens to the cattle.

The government takes custodian? [/s]

ignorance is not an excuse to commit a crime.

How do you know the age of the defendant except you're the mother

This is how a Governor/Leader who has focus should act.

Flattie will jubilate to this news yet non of dere governor has d ball to pass fayose's law....so as to prevent reprisals to the IGBOs living in d northern side

well done Gov Fayose!!! You were bred by oduduwa himself and not afonja.Your mama born you well

kenonze:
Walahi.

How can u sentence a man /boy (under-age) Who doesn't even know that such law exist?


What happens to the cattle.

The government takes custodian?

You too need to be jailed

Imprison them all

Fayoseee no dey play o

Very sweet news.

Oya govnor Enugu and govnor Benue, kindly pick your pencil and paper and relocate to govnor Ekiti in Ado-Ekiti for serious lectures.


The vampires called fulani ex_-men must be degraded and destroyed.

I like this!

what those herds men needs nah just sense bcus they lack it. even the cow get sense pass them.

Hehehehehehehe

fulaniHERDSman:
Injustice

injustice. Nigga do u know the meaning of that atoh?